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Sports-related events of 1878
Overview of the events of 1878 in sports
1878 in sports
describes the year's events in world sport.
College championship
Events
England
- FA Cup final
?
The Wanderers
1?0
Royal Engineers
at
The Oval
. The Wanderers become the first team to complete a
hat trick
of FA Cup wins and it is their fifth (and final) win in total.
- Accrington FC
, known as "Th' Owd Reds", is founded in 1878 by the town cricket club and plays at Thorneyholme Road, which remains the home of Accrington Cricket Club to the present. Accrington FC, which folds in 1896, is not the same club as
Accrington Stanley
, which begins in 1891 as Stanley Villa (i.e., founded by residents of Stanley Street in Accrington). In 1893, Stanley Villa decides to adopt the town's name and becomes Accrington Stanley.
- Everton F.C.
founded as St Domingo's, a chapel team with a pitch on Stanley Park in
Liverpool
. The present name is adopted the following year at a pub meeting.
- Ipswich Town
founded and known as Ipswich A.F.C. until 1888 when it merges with Ipswich Rugby Club to form Ipswich Town Football Club
- Manchester United
founded as Newton Heath Cricket & Football Club by employees of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway.
- Stoke Ramblers
merges with Stoke Victoria Cricket Club, and becomes Stoke Football Club (in 1928, it is renamed Stoke City).
- West Bromwich Albion
founded as West Bromwich Strollers by workers at Salter's Spring Works in West Bromwich. They become Albion in 1879.
Scotland
National championship
Events
Events
Events
England
Australia
Major tournaments
England
Australia
Canada
Ireland
USA
Events
The Boat Race
Other events
Events
England
World
- The 2nd pre-open era
1878 Men's Tennis tour
gets underway 6 tournaments are staged this year between 9 July ? 12 October 1878.
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Sports by year (1851?1900)
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